What does food justice and youth empowerment look like? Check this out! With the cooperation of Live Real, Rooted in Community, Veggielution, Root Down LA,
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“Food, What?!” brings home a 2012 HCSRA
Brooke Smith
"Food, What?!" makes me smile. The name, the place, the people in it...it takes just a millisecond of thinking about any combination of those things
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Snapshot from the Field: CSU’s Lawrence DeFreitas on Community Sustainability
Lorrie Clevenger
On a recent visit to South Los Angeles, WhyHunger team Lorrie Clevenger and Brooke Smith made a stop at the St. John's market stand managed
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Snapshot from the Field: Urban Roots in Austin, TX
Lorrie Clevenger
Each spring, Urban Roots hires on 24 youth farm interns between the ages of 14-17 to work on their 3.5 acre urban sustainable farm located
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GRuB: Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities in Olympia, WA
Brooke Smith
Did you ever stare out the window of high school chemistry class and wish yourself into a setting that made learning practical- a place where
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Snapshot from the Field: Tohono O’odham Community Action’s Project Oidag
Lorrie Clevenger
On a recent visit to the Tahono O'odham Nation in southeast Arizona, WhyHunger's Brooke Smith met up with Tohono O'odham Community Action's Project Oidag Coordinator,
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Streaming Live from the White House: #KYF2 Tweet Out
Alison Cohen
WhyHunger participated in yesterday’s “tweet out” (#KYF2) hosted by USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan during a
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Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Helping Those Who Serve
India Rodgers
The National Hunger Hotline (NHH), a service of WhyHunger’s National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the U.S. to emergency food
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Rural Youth Create Art for Change
Candice Comisi
Rural and Migrant Ministry, based in New York’s rural Ulster County, acts to overcome the prejudices and poverty that degrade and debilitate all members of
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A Mixed Bag: Considerations on Backpack Programs and Family Dynamics
India Rodgers
This article is based on opinions from staff at food banks around the country. If you have comments or questions, please email us at [email protected]
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